NFL roundup: Patriots come back to beat Bills

Stephen Gostkowski hit a 35-yard field goal with 5 seconds left to give the New England Patriots a 23-21 win over Buffalo in the NFL opener for both teams in Orchard Park, N.Y. on Sunday.

Tom Brady set up the decisive score by leading a 49-yard, 12-play drive during which he twice completed passes to convert third downs. It was Brady's 36th career victory in which the Patriots were tied or trailed in the fourth quarter.

Brady finished 29 of 52 for 288 yards passing and two touchdowns in helping the Patriots win their season opener for the 10th straight season.

Chiefs 28, Jaguars 2: Alex Smith threw two early touchdown passes, Kansas City's defense dominated all day and the Chiefs began the Andy Reid era with a victory at Jacksonville. Jamaal Charles ran for 77 yards and a touchdown for Kansas City.

Bears 24, Bengals 21: Jay Cutler passed to Brandon Marshall for the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter, helping Chicago get the victory at home in Marc Trestman's coaching debut with the team. The Bengal were up 21-17 early in the fourth when Tim Jennings jarred the ball from Mohamed Sanu following a reception and made the recovery. Chicago then drove 81 yards for the winning core.

Colts 21, Raiders 17: Andrew Luck ran 19 yards for the winning touchdown, giving Indianapolis its first opening-day win since 2009. Luck was 18 of 23 for 178 yards with two touchdown passes in the home win.

Lions 34, Vikings 24: Reggie Bush turned a short pass into a 77-yard touchdown in the third quarter and finished with 191 yards of offense to help Detroit pull away from Minnesota at home. Joique Bell ran for two TDs, including a go-ahead score that gave the Lions their first lead early in the third quarter.

Jets 18, Buccaneers 17: Nick Folk kicked a 48-yard field goal with 2 seconds remaining to give the Jets an improbable win at home. With the Jets trailing 17-15 and time running out, rookie Geno Smith scrambled for 10 yards - and was shoved by Lavonte David while he was out of bounds. The 15-yard penalty gave the Jets the ball at the Buccaneers 30 and set up Folk's winning field goal on the next play.

Titans 16, Steelers 7: Tennessee's revamped defense sacked Ben Roethlisberger five times and the Titans shut down the Steelers. Jackie Battle bulled his way to a 3-yard touchdown in the second quarter, and Rob Bironas kicked three field goals for the Titans.

Rams 27, Cardinals 24: Greg Zuerlein kicked a 48-yard field goal with 40 seconds left for made up an 11-point deficit.

Dolphins 23, Browns 10: Ryan Tannehill passed for 272 yards and a touchdown, leading the visiting Dolphins to a win over the Browns, who fell to 1-14 in Week 1 since 1999.

49ers 34, Packers 28: Frank Gore scored a go-ahead, 1-yard touchdown with 5:47 remaining and Colin Kaepernick threw for a career-high 412 yards and three touchdowns, with 13 completions to Anquan Boldin as the 49ers won at home. Aaron Rodgers threw for 333 yards and three touchdowns for the Packers.

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NFL roundup: Patriots come back to beat Bills

Stephen Gostkowski hit a 35-yard field goal with 5 seconds left to give the New England Patriots a 23-21 win over Buffalo in the NFL opener for both teams in Orchard Park, N.Y. on Sunday.